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Nurse practitioner vs. CRNA compensation change since 2018

Nurse practitioners and certified registered nurse anesthetists are among the top-recruited workers in healthcare today. 

Why 5 physician practices closed 

Physician practices are increasingly closing amid financial hardships and market challenges.

EyeSouth Partners joinsKentucky eye center in 2nd state affiliation

Atlanta-based EyeSouth Partners has formed a partnership with Lexington-based Kentucky Eye Institute, marking their second affiliation in Kentucky.

Nurse remained employed by ASC despite manslaughter plea, surrendering license: Report

An investigation by ABC News 10 San Diego revealed that a surgery center near San Diego employed a nurse who was later found guilty in connection with the death of a former patient, the outlet reported Oct. 28.

HCA's 'greenfield' ASC development strategy 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s ASC strategy is driven by “greenfield developments,” new facility constructions, along with targeted acquisitions, CEO Sam Hazen said in a third quarter earnings report transcribed by the Motley Fool.

Average salaries for the 20 most-recruited medical positions

Nurse practitioner was named the most recruited medical position in 2024, and those providers earn an average of $164,000 a year across all practice settings, according to AMN Healthcare’s 2024 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting …

15 health systems partnering with Amazon, Google and Microsoft

Several key health systems with a large presence in the outpatient care setting have partnered with Big Tech companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft, to enhance artificial intelligence and clinical documentation initiatives in the last month….

USPI revenue hits $1.1B, up 21% in Q3

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, Tenet Healthcare’s ASC business, third quarter revenue hit $1.13 billion, a 21% increase from the same quarter last year, according to financial documents published Oct. 29.

Are reimbursement cuts pushing providers out of anesthesia?

Physicians and leaders often point to the continuous cuts to anesthesia reimbursements as a significant driving factor behind the ongoing anesthesia provider shortage. 

Yale taps chief of cardiac surgery

The Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System has appointed Marc Pelletier, MD, as division chief of cardiac surgery for the department of surgery, section chief of cardiac surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital and physician-in-chie…